Inverleven Private Collection 33 Year Old, Refill Bourbon Cask, Cask #562, 1985, Gordon & MacPhail, 57.4%

A short-lived malt distillery that was built within the Dumbarton grain complex by Hiram Walker & Sons in 1938. Its primary purpose was to provide fillings for the Ballantine's brand, however it was deemed surplus to requirements by Allied Distillers, who decommissioned it in 1991. Inverleven was a Lowland malt distillery which was mothballed in 1991, and finally closed in 2002. This bottling is from cask #562, a refill bourbon barrel which was distilled in 1985 and aged for 33 years before bottling at a cask strength of 57.4% ABV in 2018. The Private Collection from independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail is a series of greatly aged single malts from celebrated, little known, or closed distilleries selected by members of the Urquhart family.